SHREVEPORT, La. — Heavy rain moved through the area Saturday morning, but it did not dampen plans for the 39th annual Let the Good Times Roll Festival in downtown Shreveport.
The three-day festival, hosted by Rho Omega and Friends Inc., began Friday on Juneteenth and continued Saturday at Festival Plaza with live music, food vendors, activities and entertainment for all ages.
Multiple musical acts performed throughout the day, with organizers expecting large crowds to continue into the evening as headlining performers take the stage.
Festivalgoers Faith Mosley and Kerynton Roberson said the event's atmosphere and entertainment keep people coming back each year.
"It makes people feel alive because everybody in Shreveport or just in Louisiana in general is outside enjoying Let the Good Times Roll," Roberson said.
Members of Rho Omega and Friends Inc. said the festival's success depends on strong community support and volunteer efforts.
"It's spectacular. It's what we expect, though, out of our brothers," said Reginald Abrams, a member of the Rho Omega chapter. "We expect them all to show up, we expect them all to help and work and support us."
Abrams said members of other fraternities and sororities also play an important role in making the festival possible.
"Yes, we're the ones putting it on, but we also use the rest of the Divine Nine and they also help us out," he said.
General admission is $25. The festival concludes Sunday night at midnight.